Social-Point » Misc http://www.social-point.com It's all about SharePoint Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:21:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Where is everyone? http://www.social-point.com/where-is-everyone http://www.social-point.com/where-is-everyone#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:11:07 +0000 admin http://www.social-point.com/?p=87 OK, so maybe the better question is: where have you been?  I’ve been laying low hanging out w/ the family over Christmas week.  I am back @ work the week of New Years.  I hope/ expect it to be quiet which will give me some tiime to generate some content for this site.

Until then – just scroll down to enjoy some re-runs!

Merry Christmas-

Jeff

]]> http://www.social-point.com/where-is-everyone/feed 0 My Brisket Dry Rub http://www.social-point.com/my-brisket-dry-rub http://www.social-point.com/my-brisket-dry-rub#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:56 +0000 Jeff DeVerter http://www.social-point.com/?p=74 I had several folks today ask about how I prep a brisket for smoking. Instead of responding to each, I thought I’d just post the current recipe here. Now this isn’t an exact science and I am continuing to refine it. Here goes…

  • 1/2 Cup Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning (Creole you ask? Yeah, it makes a great base and I like a spicy brisket)
  • ¼ Cup Paprika
  • 2 TBS Garlic powder
  • 2 TBS
  • 2-3 TBS extremely course-ground pepper. None of that powder stuff..

Mix this up in a small bowl. You can put it in a shaker bottle if you like. Lay the brisket out on some heavy duty aluminum foil. Some people like to trim extra fat from it at this point. I tend to smoke my brisket for about 14-16 hours and most all of this renders right off. Coat front and back with olive oil (I like to call this – Suntan Oil). Next coat the brisket all around with the dry rub. The more you put on, the spicier it will be. Now wrap that brisket up in foil and let it sit for 4-24 hours.

Prep your smoker with your fuel of choice – just make sure there is some Texas Oak in there – that’s the secret ingredient. The tree in my front yard works the best ;-)

I will take some picks of the smoker and the final product and post them here later. In the meantime- enjoy!

]]> http://www.social-point.com/my-brisket-dry-rub/feed 1 Quote of the day…or week http://www.social-point.com/quote-of-the-dayor-week http://www.social-point.com/quote-of-the-dayor-week#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:33:25 +0000 admin http://www.social-point.com/?p=45 I haven’t done this before…but then, I haven’t read a quote like the one that will follow. I read Scott Adams blog on a rather frequent basis. If you don’t already know – Scott writes the Dilbert cartoon and aside form this venture – he is a brilliant blogger. Now I don’t agree w/ all he has to say – but it is very well thought out and he presents a great argument. Which brings us to today… listen to this:

“As you know, fairness is a concept that was invented so that children and idiots could participate in arguments.”

no… just think abou that… what is fair …. what isn’t fair… why does “fair” matter.

talk amongst yourselves…

]]> http://www.social-point.com/quote-of-the-dayor-week/feed 1 The Personal Brand http://www.social-point.com/the-personal-brand http://www.social-point.com/the-personal-brand#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:49:53 +0000 admin http://www.social-point.com/?p=23 I have read some posts over the past several months about the concept of a “personal brand” – from the context of revealing to the internet world all facets of who you are. For instance, several of the bloggers had multiple blogs that severed multiple functions. For instance, one for work interests, one for home, and one for hobbies. What these guys were doing was combing all into a single “all of me” (also a great movie from the ’80 with Steve Martin and Lilly Tomlin) blog.

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Then there have been others like me, who have just not posted certain info and wished that they had a forum to publish this other content. So this blog is going to take on additional information outside of just SharePoint and Social Networking. Now I expect that the majority of the content will still be focused on those topics, but you can expect to learn more about:

  • My Family
  • Coffee Roasting
  • Home (beer) Brewing
  • Texas slow-smoked BBQ
  • Faith

I certainly don’t expect all of this to be interesting to all of you – but this is me…and this is my location to talk about – me!

]]> http://www.social-point.com/the-personal-brand/feed 0 Change – the only constant http://www.social-point.com/change-the-only-constant http://www.social-point.com/change-the-only-constant#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 20:04:50 +0000 admin http://www.social-point.com/?p=12 A Time for Change. Today is the last day that I will be on-site at my current job, a job I hadn’t intended to leave for quite some time. I will delve more into the opportunity that has presented its self to me – but for now I am wrestling with what it means to leave those who you work with.

I think what is pulling at me is not necessarily leaving the place – but leaving the people. I have had the opportunity to work with some really talented people here and I will miss them a lot. Hopefully I have made a tangible impact here, one that will live on after I am gone.

In the mean time – it’s on with social-point and all that is SharePoint (and getting SharePoint to be what it needs to be!)

]]> http://www.social-point.com/change-the-only-constant/feed 0 Welcome to Social-Point! http://www.social-point.com/welcome-to-social-point-2 http://www.social-point.com/welcome-to-social-point-2#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:31:05 +0000 Jeff DeVerter http://www.social-point.com/?p=7 Welcome to the Social-Point Weblog. This blog exist for the purpose of providing news, information, and tips around social-networking using SharePoint. It also exists as the sole online blog identity for me, Jeff DeVerter. But more on me later…. It is possible that in the near future this blog takes on an additional focus on “Hosted SharePoint” … but more on that to follow. (You will definitely want to stay tuned for that nugget.)

In the mean-time, give me a few days to move into the new digs, make the place my own, and post some content. Set a bookmark and I’ll talk to you soon.

Jeff

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